Volleyball Goes on the Road to Defeat Colgate, 3-1 Nov 14, 2009
American University Athletics ... The American University volleyball team defeated Colgate Friday night, 3-1, in Hamilton, N.Y., to keep its hopes of a ninth consecutive Patriot League Regular Season Championship alive. (Patriotleague.com)
Crossing into Israel, African migrants dodge Egyptian bullets, Israeli jail threat Nov 14, 2009
Legally, "to use live ammunition to shoot people simply because they are leaving has no justification at all," says Michael Kagan, senior international human rights law fellow at the American University in Cairo. He notes that a lack of reported killings since the September statement does not signal a shift in Egyptian policy. (Christian Science Monitor)
Women's Basketball Begins 2009-10 Campaign at Howard on Friday Nov 13, 2009
American University Athletics ... The American University women's basketball team will open its 2009-10 regular season on Friday, November 13, at crosstown rival Howard. (Patriotleague.com)
Connecticut's Private Schools Have Suffered Only A Glancing Blow From Recession Nov 13, 2009
"I think it's the high value that Asian parents place on education. Maybe some of it is wanting their children to be better positioned for an American university because they've had the rigor of an independent school education," Lyons said. Nationwide, overall private school enrollment is holding steady and, like Connecticut, differs by region, said Myra McGovern, spokeswoman for the National Association of Independent Schools. (FOX61, CT)
Award Winner Gives Back To Community Nov 13, 2009
With a degree in communications and business from St. Thomas and two masters degrees from American University and the London School of Economics, it's clear that education is a priority for a man who works as an international corporate law consultant. He stresses education to students. (Click2Houston, TX)
EPI celebrates 30 years teaching Nov 13, 2009
Several EPI students are study abroad students who are experiencing the American university life as a part of their undergraduate degree back home, Rowe said. Most EPI students wish to earn USC degrees. (Gamecock Online, SC)
ASU's Crow on Time list of top presidents Nov 13, 2009
The story lauds Crow for efforts to change ASU s party school image to that of the new American university. He rode into office in 2002 vowing to build a New American University that embraced students with a wide range of backgrounds and abilities while giving elite public schools a run for their research money, the article said. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Seniors’ Last Stand: Bulldogs Host Columbia and Cornell in Final Home Weekend Nov 12, 2009
The Bearcats, representing the America East Conference, join Fairfield from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and the Patriot League preseason favorite, American University, on the Bulldogs hit list. Road Dogs The Bulldogs are 6-2 in true road contests this season, and 8-3 in all matches away from the John J. Lee Amphitheater in 2009. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Sex and divorce in Egypt Nov 12, 2009
"The stigma has nothing to do with religion. It's culture," said Madiha el Safty, professor of sociology at the American University in Cairo. "Egypt is a patriarchic society, very male-dominated. Men always blame women for all their problems, but the stigma [against divorced women] has eased". (CNN -- World)
Women's Basketball Signs Kiely, Forsythe and Dobbs in Early Signing Period Nov 12, 2009
American University Athletics ... American University Head Women's Basketball Coach Matt Corkery has announced the signing of three student-athletes during the early signing period ... The 2009-10 American University women's basketball team will open its campaign this Friday, November 13 at crosstown rival Howard at 7 p.m. The Eagles are coming off back-to-back seasons in which they earned postseason appearances for the first time in program history. (Patriotleague.com)
Roy Barnes follows suit, will endorse Kasim Reed Nov 12, 2009
In my studies at the institute of politics at American University, one of the first lessons in campaign politics it to never rely on low turnout. Strategy says run like you re 15points down in the polls and as if turnout will be at its highest. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Baker has Colgate volleyball flying Nov 11, 2009
Submitted photo by DAN RITT Ryan Baker, a 1999 New York Mills graduate, is coach of the Colgate University womens volleyball team that will play American University and Navy this weekend ... Baker, a 1999 New York Mills graduate, is the coach of Colgate University s ever-improving women s volleyball team, which is headed for weekend dates at home with American University (7 p.m. Friday) and Navy (4 p.m. Saturday). (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
NVIDIA CEO Loves Apple Nov 11, 2009
November 10, 2009 - On Sunday, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang make a trek down to Dubai to present a speech at the American University of Dubai, where afterwards he took time to sit down and speak with media members to discuss various NVIDIA topics. The main discussion revolved around his company's ongoing court battle with Intel, yet when the subject of NVIDIA's thoughts on Apple, Mr. Huang began to eagerly praise the ideals and direction of the company. (IGN Gear)
Five Named to Men's Soccer All-Patriot League Teams Nov 11, 2009
American University Athletics ... Five student-athletes on the American University men's soccer team have been selected to the All-Patriot League Teams, conference officials announced Tuesday ... Bryant, a 2008 NSCAA/adidas All-Mid-Atlantic Third Team selection, has had yet another strong campaign for the Eagles, anchoring an American University defense that has yielded only 20 goals in 17 games. (Patriotleague.com)
Lumpkins' 21 Point, 10 Rebound Effort Helps Men's Basketball to 70-64 Victory Over Catholic Nov 9, 2009
American University Athletics ... Freshman made eight free throws in the game's final 32 seconds to help lift the American University men's basketball team to a 70-64 victory Sunday afternoon over Catholic in Bender Arena. (Patriotleague.com)
Volleyball Defeats Army 3-1 in Bender, Heats Up Final Patriot League Weekend Nov 8, 2009
American University Athletics ... The American University volleyball team defeated Army, 3-1, Saturday afternoon in Bender Arena. (Patriotleague.com)
Piorun's Last Minute Goal Gives Women's Soccer 1-0 Dramatic Win Over Bucknell in Patriot League Semifinals Nov 7, 2009
American University Athletics ... With under a minute to play in a scoreless match between the American University women's soccer team and the Bucknell Bison on Friday night, freshman made the biggest play of her young collegiate career ... "It took everything we had to beat a great Bucknell team," commented American University Head Coach. (Patriotleague.com)
Rania Matar’s photographs inspired by dualities Nov 7, 2009
In another, a veiled woman at Beirut s American University stands in the foreground while two other women sit in the background wearing T-shirts and jeans. Or there are the four women who sit reading newspapers, three in Islamic garb and one in a designer outfit. (Boston Globe)
Men's Soccer to Host Colgate in Regular Season Finale on Saturday; Watch Live on Eagles Vision TV Nov 6, 2009
American University Athletics ... The American University men's soccer team will take on Colgate on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Reeves Field. (Patriotleague.com)
Bucknell Field Hockey Gears Up for Another Patriot League Tournament Nov 6, 2009
Second-seeded Bucknell field hockey will go for its first Patriot League Tournament title and a chance to play at the NCAA Tournament when it travels to American University for a semifinal showdown with No. 3 Lafayette at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. The Leopards (13-5, 3-2) have the same goals in addition to seeking revenge after the Bison (12-6, 4-1) knocked them out of the tournament a year ago. (Bucknellbison.com)
Klima, Kurkova Selected to 41st American University Athletics Hall of Fame Class Nov 5, 2009
American University Athletics ... The American University Department of Athletics and Recreation will honor the athletics achievements of two alumni student-athletes, women's basketball's Mary Klima, '98, and volleyball's Vendula Kurcova, '99, with induction into the Stafford H. "Pop" Cassell Hall of Fame ... Sponsored by the Cassell Family, the Hall of Fame was established to recognize the achievements and contributions of individuals associated with American University Athletics and... (Patriotleague.com)
Ward 8 unemployment tops 28 percent Nov 4, 2009
By contrast, D.C. s Ward 3, with neighborhoods such as American University Park, Foxhall and The Palisades, has one of the region s lowest unemployment rates at just 3. 2 percent. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Men's Basketball Falls to Randolph-Macon at the Buzzer, 49-47 Nov 4, 2009
American University Athletics ... Sophomore scored a game-high 18 points and junior Nick Hendra added 12 but it was not enough as the American University men s basketball team fell to Randolph-Macon Tuesday night, 49-47, in the team s exhibition opener. (Patriotleague.com)
Bucknell Field Hockey Places Four on All-Patriot League Teams Nov 4, 2009
Bucknell will return to the field at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6 when it takes on Lafayette in the Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals at American University. The Bison defeated the Leopards in last year s quarterfinals, 4-2. (Bucknellbison.com)
* Books, not bombs: The fight for a better future in the Arab world Nov 4, 2009
The American University of Beirut, founded in 1866, has arguably done more to transform the Middle East in positive ways than any other comparable institution, yet it receives only US$3 million in annual aid from the US, which spends billions on armies and weaponry in the region. Indeed, the cost of a single month of western military spending in Iraq or Afghanistan would be enough to triple total aid for education in the Middle East. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
23 college presidents make more than $1 million Nov 4, 2009
Cornelius Kerwin, American University, Washington, D.C., $1,419,339. 6. (USA Today -- News)
* The tyranny of e-mail Nov 4, 2009
Naomi Baron, a linguistics professor at American University in Washington, argues in her book Always On that instant messaging, mobile phones and blogs are magnifying the casual whatever attitude towards formal writing among the younger generation. Examination boards routinely report that text speak has crept into school test papers. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Blowing jobs to China Nov 4, 2009
The mystery deepens further when one learns from run out of the School of Communication at American University, that 84 percent of the $1. 05 billion in green energy grants announced by the government since Sept. 1st have gone to the American subsidiaries of foreign wind companies. (Salon)
More Latin America presidents try to hold on Nov 4, 2009
"Daniel Ortega has come full circle, pulling stunts that Anastasio Somoza used to do to stay in power," said Robert Pastor, a professor of international relations at American University. Meanwhile, the region's stronger democracies have avoided such turmoil. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Latin American leaders move to extend their rule Nov 3, 2009
"Daniel Ortega has come full circle, pulling stunts that Anastasio Somoza used to do, to stay in power," said Robert Pastor, a professor of international relations at American University. "In his case, Ortega stacks the Supreme Court, which then obliges him by interpreting the constitution to say the opposite of what it actually says about re-election.". (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
RISE OF THE REPUBLICAN? Nov 3, 2009
"I don't think they say anything," Curtis Gans, director of the Center for the Study of the American Electorate at American University, said of off-year elections. "The sample is too small and the issues are local.". (The Drudge Report)
Bucknell Field Hockey's Atieh Earns Fourth Career Goalkeeper of the Week Honor Nov 3, 2009
The game, which will take place at American University, is slated for 1:30 p.m. Bucknell enters the tournament with a 12-6 record overall and 4-1 in the Patriot League. 2009 Information. (Bucknellbison.com)
Casale and de Wiljes Pick Up Patriot League Honors Nov 3, 2009
American University Athletics. Nov 2, 2009. (Patriotleague.com)
Recap/Box Score Nov 3, 2009
American University Athletics ... After playing a scoreless opening half, the American University women's soccer team caught fire with three second-half goals to come away with an impressive 3-0 victory on Saturday afternoon at Reeves Field ... "We played some very good soccer today and really possessed the ball well," remarked American University Head Coach David Bucciero. (Patriotleague.com)
Argentina to Win Over Griesa, Gain Access to Overseas Markets, Kiguel Says Nov 2, 2009
a professor of international finance at American University in Washington who says the 2005 restructuring offer was the harshest by a government since World War II, expects courts to continue to side with creditors. Judges express dismay that Argentina doesnt pay, Porzecanski said. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Field Hockey Clinches PL Regular Season Title With 8-1 Win Over Lehigh Nov 2, 2009
American University Athletics ... The American University field hockey team clinched its seventh consecutive Patriot League Regular Season Championship on Sunday with an emphatic 8-1 win over Lehigh on Jacobs Field. (Patriotleague.com)
New online law journal created by University of Miami law professor Nov 2, 2009
" As to whether law professors are really ready to praise each other, Prof. Froomkin says optimistically that although some editors admitted it would be a change, most seemed to relish the challenge. ### Here is the full list of editors to date: * indicates Section Editor ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Jack M. Beermann Boston University School of Law Lisa Schultz Bressman Vanderbilt University Law School Cary Coglianese University of Pennsylvania School of Law Steven P. Croley University of Michigan Law... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Field Hockey Tops Hoyas 5-1 Nov 1, 2009
WASHINGTON DC- - and each scored a pair of goals to help lift the 15th ranked University of Louisville field hockey team to a 5-1 win over Georgetown University Saturday at the William I Jacobs Recreational Complex at American University. The Cardinals (11-7) close BIG EAST Conference play with a 4-2 record, earning the No. 3 seed in the league tournament where they will play Connecticut Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1:30 p.m. at Providence College. (Uoflsports.com)
Eagles Vision TV November Broadcast Schedule Nov 1, 2009
American University Athletics ... In August 2009, the American University Department of Athletics introduced Eagles Vision TV, the new online home for AU's home athletics events on AUeagles ... 95, is a year-long subscription which gives fans the opportunity to watch American University's home events live, as well as archives of all previous broadcasts. (Patriotleague.com)
In Kennedy’s towering shadow, Senator Kirk discreetly toils Nov 1, 2009
But American University history professor Allan Lichtman, who studies Congress, said Kirk s highest-profile contribution will be to provide Democrats with a pretty reliable 60th vote to stymie potential Republican filibusters on health care and other legislation. Colleagues say Kirk has fit in seamlessly, capitalizing on his friendly persona as well as his past as Kennedy s top Senate aide in the 1960s and 1970s and as Democratic Party chairman during the 1980s. (Boston Globe)
Does Obama Have Mixed Message On Recovery? Oct 31, 2009
"Presidents are like everybody else," said American University political scientist James Thurber. "They want to go to heaven without dying, they take credit for the good news and try to run away from the bad news and blame it on the previous administration.". (Click2Houston, TX)
Obama's mixed messages on recovery? Oct 31, 2009
"Presidents are like everybody else," said American University political scientist James Thurber. John Makely / msnbc. (MSNBC -- Politics)
UCT is best in Africa Oct 31, 2009
The American University in Cairo came in second on the Continent, with South Africa's University of Stellenbosch Business School placing third. The Best Business School in Africa honour follows the UCT GSB's first Eduniversal ranking last year in which it was voted the most influential business school on the African continent and awarded 5 Palmes, the organisation's highest honour for international reputation. (iAfrica.com)
Jeff Jones and Matt Wilson Take Part in Patriot League Media Day Oct 31, 2009
American University Athletics ... American University Head Men s Basketball Coach and senior took part in the Patriot League Media Day on Thursday at the ESPN Zone in Baltimore, Md. (Patriotleague.com)
Congressman Headlines Human Rights Event Oct 31, 2009
McGovern said he became interested in human rights in the late 1970s and early 1980s when he studied at American University and worked with former U.S. senator and Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern ... Moakley sent him to El Salvador to investigate the murders of six Jesuit priests and two women from Central American University. (The Hoya, Washington DC)
Hawkeyes Down No. 11 James Madison, 3-2 Oct 31, 2009
Iowa concludes regular season Saturday at American University ... WASHINGTON, D.C. - - The University of Iowa field hockey team defeated No. 11 James Madison Friday on the campus of American University, 3-2 ... The Hawkeyes will close the regular season tomorrow at American University. (Hawkeyesports.com)
Volleyball Wins In Straight Sets Over Navy, 3-0 Oct 30, 2009
American University Athletics ... The American University volleyball team moved one step closer to securing a position in the Patriot League Tournament on Thursday with a 3-0 win over Navy in Bender Arena. (Patriotleague.com)
Unbeaten Penn, Princeton Host Bulldogs This Weekend Oct 30, 2009
The Bearcats, representing the America East Conference, join Fairfield from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and the Patriot League preseason favorite, American University, on the Bulldogs hit list. This Is Our House Yale is 10-1 in home matches this season. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Firestone in Liberia 'pollution' Oct 30, 2009
Water samples were collected and tested at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. Testing was also carried out in Liberia. (BBC News -- Business)
Edit: 40-year Teen Oct 29, 2009
A professor at an American university sent a message from his computer to another machine in Stanford a few hundred miles away, ushering in an information revolution the likes of which - as Arpanet morphed into the internet - mankind last saw centuries earlier with the invention of the printing press. In 40 short years the internet has given us e-mail, instant messaging, social networking, blogs, video streaming and instant access to unimaginable quantities of information. (India Times, India)
Guest column: Illusions of legitimacy Oct 29, 2009
ANDREW T. HOOK, who owns a cabin in the Crosby area, is professor of economics and business at the newly formed American University of Afghanistan. He has 30 years of experience in banking, finance and economic development throughout the world and has worked for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Cross Country Teams Head to Colgate for Patriot League Championships Oct 29, 2009
American University Athletics ... The American University men's and women's cross country teams are set to compete in the 2009 Patriot League Championships on the Harry Lang Cross Country Course in Hamilton, N.Y. on Saturday, October 31. (Patriotleague.com)
As US seeks closer ties with Turkmenistan, government cracks down on students Oct 29, 2009
But those efforts are being complicated by a government campaign against students seeking to study at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), located in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan ... According to embassy officials, President Berdimuhamedov agreed to allow AUCA students to transfer to the American University in Bulgaria. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Southbury Region 15 Board CandidatesAddress Issues at PTO-Sponsored Forum Oct 28, 2009
Susanne Navas has lived in many parts of the world, is multi-lingual, has a master's degree from American University, teaches Spanish, is a professional photographer and does volunteer work with children in Waterbury. Talking points in the fast moving exchange included. (Voices, CT)
No such thing as a break in a curveball? Oct 28, 2009
In award-winning demo, neuroscientists at USC and American University suggest curveballs do not break ... Zhong-Lin Lu, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at USC, along with USC alumni Emily Knight and Robert Ennis and Arthur Shapiro, associate professor of psychology at American University, developed a simple visual demo that suggests a curveball's break is, at least in part, a trick of the eye. (EurekAlert!)
Fulfilling a dream Oct 27, 2009
He said earning a degree from an American university gives the recipient a certain level of prestige that helps him or her find employment back home. "It was a dream to come to the U.S. and study here," said Alqurashi, who has lived in Pocatello for about eight months. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Watch Men's Soccer Senior Day Ceremony Oct 27, 2009
American University Athletics ... Watch the American University men's soccer Senior Day festivities, which took place prior to Saturday's 0-0 double overtime draw versus Lehigh. (Patriotleague.com)
Hawkeyes Close Regular Season In Nation's Capital Oct 27, 2009
Iowa faces James Madison and American University this weekend ... The Black and Gold will travel to Washington, D.C. to face James Madison and American University ... The Hawkeyes will play ninth-ranked James Madison Friday on the campus of American University at 1 p.m. (CT). (Hawkeyesports.com)
Women's Soccer Drops 2-0 Decision at Lehigh Oct 26, 2009
American University Athletics ... The American University women's soccer team was defeated 2-0 at Lehigh on Sunday afternoon in Bethlehem, Pa. (Patriotleague.com)
Men's Soccer Unable to Muster Goal in Scoreless Draw Versus Lehigh Oct 25, 2009
American University Athletics ... The American University men's soccer team hosted Lehigh on a wet Saturday afternoon at Reeves Field, and a torrential downpour made play challenging for both squads ... "[The conditions] certainly affected the game," American University Head Coach said on his live postmatch interview on Eagles Vision TV. "When we kicked off, we started off maybe as well as we played all season for 10 or 15 minutes and then the skies opened up and you couldn't play soccer anymore... (Patriotleague.com)
China trumps Taiwan's 'democracy card' Oct 24, 2009
Erdong Chen is a student and freelancer based at American University, Washington DC.. (Copyright 2009 Asia Times Online (Holdings) Ltd. All rights reserved. (Asia Times Online)
Abbas slams Hamas of evading reconciliation pact Oct 24, 2009
"All the time, Hamas searches for any reason or any excuse to evade from dialogue and from advancing the national unity that ends their black coup on Gaza. They simply want to establish their own black emirate," said Abbas at the American University in the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The UN fact-finding report prepared by South African judge Richard Goldstone and his team on the Israeli war in Gaza accused both Israeli army officers and Hamas movement for committing war crimes against... (Xinhuanet, China)
Are Teacher Colleges Producing Mediocre Teachers? Oct 24, 2009
It was a damning, but not unprecedented, assessment of teacher colleges, which have long been the stepchildren of the American university system and a frequent target of education reformers' scorn over the past quarter-century. But Duncan's speech raises another question: If most teacher colleges are "mediocre," does that mean the teachers they produce are equally lackluster. (Time.com)
Abbas calls on elections on Jan. 24 Oct 24, 2009
"All the time, Hamas searches for any reason or any excuse to evade from dialogue and from advancing the national unity that ends their black coup on Gaza. They simply want to establish their own black emirate," said Abbas at the American University in the northern West Bank city of Jenin. RAMALLAH, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The highest leading body of Fatah Sunday called on the movement's leader Mahmoud Abbas not to postpone general elections. (Xinhuanet, China)
Montilio's First Career Goal Gives Women's Soccer 1-0 Win at Lafayette Oct 24, 2009
American University Athletics ... Freshman scored her first career goal in the 22nd minute to give the American University women's soccer team a 1-0 at Lafayette on Friday. (Patriotleague.com)
